Ditto ..... as everyone says, it's better not to engage at all. Make an excuse and walk away. It is his problem, he must find a solution and deal with the consequences. Alcoholics love it when codependents take care of them, sympathize with their problems. But we are all responsible for ourselves and one of the first things we learn in AA is: "I am responsible" for everything that happens in my life. It is only me that can deal with the "wreckage from the past".